Wings for the Eagle

1942
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1h 24m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

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Dennis Morgan and Ann Sheridan in Wings for the Eagle (1942)

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.

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Adventure Drama Romance

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

348

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Jack Carson replaced Ronald Reagan before filming began after Reagan was re-assigned to Desperate Journey (1942).

Goofs
When Jack Carson and Ann Sheridan are arguing in the kitchen about their shortage of food and money. Ann Sheridan says "If farmers and dimwits eat steak instead of beans I'm all for it." For the average person at this point in the war steak would be a distant memory, rationing was in full force and steak would have been an expensive rarity.

Quotes
Corky 'Cork' Jones: Rooms around here are scarcer than three-legged ducks.

Crazy credits
Prologue: To our airplane factory workers, whose magnificent efforts will enable the United Nations to preserve a free way of life, this motion picture is respectfully dedicated.

During 1940 and 1941, many far-sighted leaders urged us to prepare for the war that was inevitably approaching.

Soundtracks
You're in the Army Now
(uncredited)
Music by Isham Jones and lyrics by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen
Played by the band in the big crowd at Lockheed

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Featured review

6/10

fine war effort

Unemployed Corky Jones (Dennis Morgan) and Gil Borden arrive in town. They get jobs at the Lockheed aircraft factory. Corky lives with his jobless friend Brad Maple (Jack Carson) and his wife Roma (Ann Sheridan). Brad's jealous pride is hurt and Corky leaves. Next, Corky rents from his friend Jake Hanso (George Tobias).

It's a fine wartime effort. It's fine as a love triangle melodrama. The actors are fine although I'm not taken with any of the relationships. It closes with a very, very short flying action scene. It's extremely short. This is fine. It's all rather fine. It's nothing that good.